PAULA Owen’s preparations for next week’s World Masters Championships could not have gone any better after she became a double British champion at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Radley AC’s Owen won the W35 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the British Masters Championships.

She set a season’s best of 67.04secs in the 400m hurdles, more than seven seconds ahead of Katherine Wellam of Sale Harriers Manchester.

Owen will now compete at the world championships in Lyon, France, which begins on Tuesday, August 4.

Clubmate Lyn Ahmet claimed gold in the W60 triple jump and silver in the long jump.

Oxford City AC trio Sarah Davies, Gareth Davies and Gwyneth Hueter all triumphed in Birmingham.

Sarah Davies won the W40 1500m in a season’s best time of 5mins 3.07secs.

And to make it a family double, Gareth Davies leapt 13.05m to take the M40 Triple Jump.

Hueter retained her W55 2000m steeplechase title in 9.21.99.

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  • (From left) Oxford City AC's Gwyneth Hueter, Gareth Davies and Sarah Davies triumphed at the British Masters Championships

White Horse Harriers’ Richard Jegou (V70) scooped bronze in the shot putt, weight throw and hammer.

Meanwhile, Abingdon AC’s quartet of Muriel Ramsell, Judy Howard, Noel Blatchford and Naomi Sharma won gold in their age groups in the 3000m race walk.

It was a particularly successful day for 82-year-old Ramsell, who only took up race walking a few months ago, as she set a personal best to finish first LV80 in ninth overall.

She is now second in the W80 Masters World Rankings.

Clubmate Duncan Talbot won the M60 high jump with a leap of 1.44m.

RESULTS

BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon AC – Men – High jump: 1 D Talbot (M60) 1.44. Pole vault: 7 M Spivey (M50) 3.30. Women – 3000mW: 3 J Howard (1st W55) 18.40.56, 5 N Blatchford (1st W65) 18.55.97, 7 N Sharma (1st W45) 20.13.66, 9 M Ramsell (1st W80) 27.02.90pb.

White Horse Harriers – Discus: 3 R Jegou (M70) 30.76. Hammer: 4 R Jegou (M70) 29.10. Shot: 3 R Jegou (M70) 9.64. Weight: 3 R Jegou (M70) 11.43.

Radley AC – Men – 400m: 4 A Duncan (M55) 59.28sb. Women – 100m hurdles: 1 P Owen (W35) 17.41. 400m hurdles: 1 P Owen (W35) 67.04sb. 400m: 4 J Ellacott (W50) 67.32. Long jump: 3 L Ahmet (2nd W60) 3.69sb. Triple jump: 3 L Ahmet (1st W60) 7.42sb.

Oxford City AC – Men – Triple Jump: 2 G Davies (1st M40) 13.05sb. Women – 1500m: 1 S Davies (W40) 5.03.07sb. 2000mS/C: 8 G Hueter (1st W55) 9.21.99sb.

LAKELAND 50

140 J Moore (Abn, V50) 11.49.55, 141 N Hamilton (Abn, V55) 11.49.57.

SOUTHERN INTER-COUNTIES

Abingdon AC – Boys – Under 13 – 1500mB: 8 K Francis 5.04.32. Javelin B: 12 W Barrett 15.10m. Girls – Under 13 – 800m A: 6 B Darwent 2.32.21.

HAMPSHIRE GRAND PRIX

Abingdon AC – 100m: 4 H Ash-Dixon (U17W) 13.46pb. 3000m Race 2: 12 D Bunn (U15B) 10.38.67, 15 S Lackman (SW) 10.54.93pb.

READING TRAIL RUN MARATHON

2 R Sharp (Did,V45) 3.29.51.

WINDSOR HALF MARATHON

234 T Lamble (Did, V35) 2.13.04.